LICENSE BY EXAM                      Click here for Online Exam Application

As of 1/1/04, ND joined the Nurse Licensure Compact. You are not eligible for licensure by exam in ND if your primary state of residence is AZ, AR, DE, ID, IA, KY, ME, MD, MS, NE, NH, NM, NC, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA or WI.  Primary state of residence is where you hold a driver’s license, pay taxes, and/or vote.

To qualify for licensure by examination in the state of ND, you must have completed:
  1) a board approved in-state nursing education program; or
  2) an out-of-state nursing education program that meets the following
  requirements:
     • Is approved by another board of nursing; and
     • Includes supervised clinical experience across the life span as part of the
     curriculum and is equivalent in amount and time to the ND Board of Nursing
      approved programs.

If you have not taken an RN/LPN licensing examination and wish to have North Dakota as your original state of licensure, complete the Online Exam Application by choosing the link at the top of this page. 
Make sure to follow the Exam Instructions carefully.